These 10 Animals Can Live Even After Death
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These 10 Animals Can Live Even After Death
Humans have searched for the secret to immortality for centuries. In fact, it could be said that the discovery of the New World wouldn’t have been possible if explorers weren’t convinced of the existence of the fountain of youth.
That od course, doesn’t exist, but it is possible that the secret to immortality can be found in animals. From animals that can still attack you even while dead, to an animal that is almost immortal, here are 10 animals that can live after death.
Number 10. Bees
Don’t get me wrong, when bees die, they definitely stay dead. However, there is a reason why they appear on this list, and that is the fact that dead as it may be, a bee can still sting you.
Not in the way you think of course. Dead bees obviously go fly around and actively sting you, it’s that their stinging parts, and more importantly, their venom delivery system, will still work even if the bee is long dead.
When a bee stings, the sting detaches from its body, leaving it embedded into the skin of its victim. Attached to the sting is a tiny organ that both contains the bee venom, and a tiny muscle that pumps the venom out. Due to the simple physiology of bees, these actions are not controlled by the bee’s simple brain, but rather by involuntary impulses.
So, if you think that you’re safe picking up a dead bee, think again.
Number 9. Cockroaches
Cockroaches are known for their tenacity, and are often cited as the ones most likely to survive a nuclear holocaust. Some even claim that they can live without their heads.
Well, that’s not just a claim, it is undeniable truth. In fact, they can go on living for weeks, running around with their head chopped off. How are they able to do it? To understand how, we must also understand why us fragile humans can’t
First of all, all humans bleed, especially if you cut off their heads. Cockroaches don’t have that problem though. They have an open circulatory system, which means they have little to no blood pressure. So, if their head’s lopped off, the wound just closes naturally due to clotting.
And secondly, and probably the most obvious reason, human heads hold quite a bit important part of our body; our brain, and without it, humans will cease to function. Eating, drinking, and breathing are all impossible without the head. Cockroaches, on the other hand, don’t need their heads to breath, as they do this process through little holes located on their bodies, called spiracles. Cockroaches aren’t immortal though, headless cockroaches will eventually die of starvation, but it would take weeks for one to do so.
Number 8. Salamanders
If you are going to make a list of animals that stubbornly cling to life even after apparent death, it’s going to be pretty hard to exclude the salamander. This animal has always been synonymous to long life and immortality. It’s even revered by people who believe in magic owing to their amazing regenerative abilities which is more often connected to the paranormal.
Salamanders have the uncanny ability to regenerate any part of its body that has been chopped off. Interestingly, these regrown parts actually function the same as, or in some cases, even better than the original parts. This is mainly because of a special protein found in salamanders, which facilitates the replication of cells. And although the same protein can be found in humans, they are in smaller quantities which is basically enough to help our bodies heal wounds.
So does this mean that we too can soon regenerate severed limbs? Well, we’re not quite there yet. But scientists are continuing to study salamanders and how their unique ability can benefit humans in the future.
Number 7. Octopus
Chopped up live octopus is a delicacy in some Asian countries. It is known to be a dish that fights back, as even when dismembered, octopi legs continue to move. And it’s these eight arms that usually gets stuck in someone’s through, resulting into a very bad day.
The reason why they are able to do this is quite fascinating. Their central nervous system is quite unique; most of an octopus’s nerve cells, 2/3 of them in fact, can be found, not in the brain in its tentacles. And these arms can continue reacting to stimuli even after they are no longer connected to the main brain; in fact, they remain responsive even after the octopus has long been dead.
Researchers in St. George’s University in London conductive extensive experiments on this phenomenon. After the animals were euthanized, their arms were removed and kept in chilled seawater for up to an hour until they were ready for experimentation. Some arms were suspended vertically, and others were laid out horizontally.
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